Hip Pain-Advice?

On Saturday I was scheduled to run 12 mi., I couldn't stand getting so close and not going for 13.1...so I did. About 1.5 mi. from home I started to feel a grinding pain in my hip joint. I took a motrin and laid down for a while, it got better but there's still a lingering soreness today (2 days later). I did not run today and am wondering if anyone has any experience or advice about this...like when can I run again?! It's making me crazy, lol! Appreciate it, TIA

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When I was training for my first full a year ago, I had a nagging hip pain that I tried to ignore. It finally got the best of me and I missed my full. Never went to the dr - just took a few months off (a few east runs and worked a lot on strengthening my legs and LOTS of yoga) and currently don't have any more pain. I'm thinking it was because I was piling on miles so soon after baby and still breastfeeding - too much too soon.

My marathoner friends swear it's just part of piling on miles - especially on concrete or treadmills. I say listen to your body. How soon is your race? Maybe take a day or two off in a row and see how you're feeling.

just keep an watch on how long it hurts. I hurt my hip last August and had to stop running. Started again in January and my hip pain quickly came back and has not gone away since. Some days it is so bad it hurts to walk. I really wasn't paying much attention but just last week realized I hadn't really run in almost a year!!!!!!!!! Just got my referral to see a sports medicine doctor and get this taken care of.

For now -- ice and anti-inflamatories ... and rest! Hope you heal quickly

Kelli- have you tried yoga for runners? one of the dvds I got, the lady talks about how we hold tension in our lower backs and feel it in our hips. Maybe try some back strengthening moves to see if that eases your achey back and maybe will help with your hip??

Kelli, I am 48 now -- was running just for the summer. I've had bursitus before ... first time was about 5 years ago in my right arm. That was from over use. My left leg flaired a bit when I started running but some good stretching, strengthening, and icing and it was under control. But my current bursitus was brought on by an injury (fell down the stairs) and is being a lot more stuborn about going away.

See, I can't do bikes or elipticals ... they hurt my knees too much. Running actuallly strengthened my knees to the point that for the first time in over 20 years I could walk up stairs without a twinge of pain. Even YDD said to me "mommy, you don't say "ow" when to bend down any more!"

thanks izzy! This doctor (sports medicine) made me feel totally comfortable and confident that I'll get to run my 5K this year!

Ladies! Ladies!! Ladies!!! Distance runners are NOTORIOUS for being weak in the hips! We're strong in the quads and hammies, but weak in the hips and IT band area. While training for my 1st Half marathon I was having all sorts of IT band issues and hip issues. It was so bad I couldn't walk or sleep well. I went to the orthopedic Dr and PT. I had thinning spots near my hip socket and major inflammation. Come to find out I was Vit D deficient (even while running my long runs at noon during the weekend in the summers). I also had little tears in the muscles fibers of my hip sockets.

My SIL is a PT so I went to her when my Ortho referred me to physical therapy. The BEST exercise she showed me was super simple and helped out TREMENDOUSLY! I no longer had hip pains or had to wear those IT band compression wraps. I do 3 sets on each side before each long run and have yet to have any hip or IT band issues since doing these.

It's a hip abduction with lateral rotation:

Bottom hip and knee are straight while lying on side.

Slightly rotate the top leg so knee is pointing slightly upward.

Pull upper thigh back in line with body. *DO NOT LET THE LOWER KNEE GO IN FRONT OF THE UPPER KNEE, PUSH LOWER KNEE BACK FURTHER IF NEED BE*